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TI-2025-40480 Aliases CVE-2025-65843GHSA-3h59-4588-8c38

Aquarius Desktop 3.0.069 for macOS contains an insecure file handling vulnerability in…

Priority HIGH 67CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Aquarius Desktop 3.0.069 for macOS contains an insecure file handling vulnerability in its support data archive generation feature. The application follows symbolic links placed inside the ~/Library/Logs/Aquarius directory and treats them as regular files. When building the support ZIP, Aquarius recursively enumerates logs using a JUCE directory iterator configured to follow symlinks, and later writes file data without validating whether the target is a symbolic link. A local attacker can exploit this behavior by planting symlinks to arbitrary filesystem locations, resulting in unauthorized disclosure or modification of arbitrary files. When chained with the associated HelperTool privilege escalation issue, root-owned files may also be exposed.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00303 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:acustica-audio:aquarius:3.0.069:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*3.0.069VulnerableAcustica-audio
  • cpe:2.3:a:acustica-audio:aquarius:3.0.069:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions 3.0.069 Vulnerable ·Acustica-audio

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-65843
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3h59-4588-8c38

References

  • TI-2025-40478 Aquarius Desktop 3.0.069 for macOS stores user authentication credentials in the local… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.2

Sources